"Tyrell is a young African American teen who can't get a break. He's living (for now) with his spacedout mother and little brother in a homeless shelter. His father's in jail. His girlfriend supports him, but he doesn't feel good enough for her, and seems to be always on the verge of doing the wrong thing around her. There's another girl at the homeless shelter who is also after him, although the desires there are complicated. Tyrell feels he needs to score some money to make things better. Will he end up following in his father's footsteps?"
Tyrell was on the 2007 Best Book for Young Adults list. This month's book, discussion, and activities are intended for middle and high school teachers.
Please RSVP to Mindy Engler engler_m@ccsdistrict.org by 3:00 PM Friday, April 15 if you are interested in participating. Please state if you want to receive the 8 LPDC hours, the 6.5 Staff Development hours, or both.
Discussions and lesson plans need to be posted by 3:00 PM Friday, April 22.
We will meet to discuss the book on Monday, April 25 from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM in the Timken Library.
The April book selction is Tyrell by Coe Booth.
"Tyrell is a young African American teen who can't get a break. He's living (for now) with his spacedout mother and little brother in a homeless shelter. His father's in jail. His girlfriend supports him, but he doesn't feel good enough for her, and seems to be always on the verge of doing the wrong thing around her. There's another girl at the homeless shelter who is also after him, although the desires there are complicated. Tyrell feels he needs to score some money to make things better. Will he end up following in his father's footsteps?"
Tyrell was on the 2007 Best Book for Young Adults list. This month's book, discussion, and activities are intended for middle and high school teachers.
Please RSVP to Mindy Engler engler_m@ccsdistrict.org by 3:00 PM Friday, April 15 if you are interested in participating. Please state if you want to receive the 8 LPDC hours, the 6.5 Staff Development hours, or both.
Discussions and lesson plans need to be posted by 3:00 PM Friday, April 22.
We will meet to discuss the book on Monday, April 25 from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM in the Timken Library.
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